Magic Fest Los Angeles has passed and with no replacement for the PPTQ system of seasons prior, players have been turning to weekly events for their magic fix. We’ve seen a slew of innovative takes on decks to attack the established metagames. From Bogles in Standard to Mardu Control in Modern, weekly events are chock full of surprises.

Monday Standard

East Coast grinder Chase Masters took down Monday Standard with a seasoned version of Rakdos Midrange, overcoming a diverse field of aggressive decks on his way to the top.

Player

Deck

Record

Points

Chase Masters

Rakdos Midrange

4-0

4

Brian Love

Azorius Aggro

3-1

3

Nico Urrea

Esper Midrange

3-1

3

Jason Jahromi

Mono White

3-1

3

Midweek Standard

An unusual split in the finals of Midweek Standard secured Sean Thompson and Tyler Jo Gaines a tied first place finish. This swingy matchup of Mardu Aggro versus Simic Nexus showcases the polarizing approaches to this Standard format.

Player

Deck

Record

Points

Sean Thompson

Mardu Aggro

2-0-1

2

Tyler Jo Gaines

Simic Nexus

2-0-1

2

Alexander Schremp

Mardu Midrange

2-1

2

Joseph Riccardi

Simic Nexus

2-1

2

Thursday Modern

Ivan Espinosa powered through a diverse Modern field fresh off of the heels of Magic Fest Los Angeles. Aggressive decks dominated the event, with 4 different variants in the top performing decks.

Player

Deck

Record

Points

Ivan Espinosa

Azorius Control

4-0

4

Erik Dowling

Humans

3-1

3

Bo Brinkman

Dredge

3-1

3

J Burley

Affinity

3-1

3

Andrew Farris

Taxes

3-1

3

Vidianto Wijaya

Izzet Phoenix

3-1

3

Friday Standard

Driving all the way from Victorville, Daniel Hemstedt took down FNM with his focused version of Esper Control. With a diverse and off-meta heavy metagame, we’ve chosen Daniel’s take on Esper Control as our Featured Standard Decklist this week.

Player

Deck

Record

Points

Daniel Hemstedt

Esper Control

4-0

4

Erik Dowling

Gruul Warriors

3-1

3

Max Curd

Jund

3-1

3

David Wallace

Esper Control

3-1

3

Shiyun Yang

Mono Blue

3-1

3

Friday Modern

Modern FNM proves to be a powerful addition in a season of Modern events, and this week featured Nico navigating through a Lightning Bolt infested metagame. We’ve chosen Nico’s decklist as our Modern Featured Decklist this week.